(Miami Herald) — The images of young people crying in terror, filing out with their arms held high. In the wake of Wednesday’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a lot of parents are wondering if homeschooling might be a safer option for their children. On Thursday, Twitter was filled with comments from terrified […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawmakers in South Carolina have re-introduced a bill that would protect the rights of teachers to participate in student-led prayers in public schools. A second bill is also stated to be in the works that would allow teachers to lead prayers as well. A Parent University Forum was held at Savannah Grove Baptist Church […]
(The Christian Institute) — A humanist campaign group wants four-year-olds to be taught about LGBT issues, and has branded religious views on sexuality “discriminatory.” Humanists UK, formerly known as the British Humanist Association, issued a statement backing government plans on new primary school relationships education. Under the proposals, children will be taught about “different types […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU), two local branches of Planned Parenthood and several other abortion facilities have filed a lawsuit to challenge a new Ohio law that prohibits mothers from killing their unborn child simply because he or she has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. “Plaintiffs challenge H.B. 214 […]
RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation’s most conspicuous professing atheist activist organizations has sent a letter to the speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates to request that he stop using the government email system to invite his colleagues to his weekly Bible study in the Pocahontas Building. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent […]
(NBC News/Associated Press) — Just a day before to the horrific school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, a Washington state high school student’s grandmother handed police her grandson’s journal—which allegedly detailed plans for a mass shooting. Catherine Katsel-O’Connor called 911 on Tuesday in Everett, Washington, after she read her grandson Joshua Alexander O’Connor’s […]
(AOL) — A South Carolina student was arrested on Thursday after posting a Snapchat threatening a repeat of Wednesday’s deadly mass shooting, which took place at a Florida high school. Spartanburg School District Three spokesperson Sherri Horton told WHNS that officials received an anonymous tip about the threat, which was made via Snapchat, from the […]
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. — An elementary school principal in Massachusetts has announced in a letter that he identifies as a woman and will present himself as female going forward. Principal Tom Daniels, who has led Stanley Elementary School since 2012, explained in the Feb. 6 correspondence that he has struggled with his gender identity from the […]
NORWAY — “Barnevernet is stealing our child in Norway because we want to homeschool!” That’s what one mother is heard shouting in a viral video posted to social media. According to the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), Leif and Terese Kristiansen removed their 12-year-old son Kai from school after he was being bullied and officials did not […]
NEW YORK — A Muslim man who was convicted by a jury last year for planting several bombs in New York City and New Jersey has been sentenced to life in prison. Ahmad Khan Rahami, 30, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who also presided over Rahimi’s trial in October. “Inspired by ISIS and al […]